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Bryan Ramos | Staff Writer Weslaco native Gilbert “The RGV Bad Boy” Urbina scored a first round technical knockout over Vlasto Cepo to open the UFC Fight Night: Medic vs. Rodriguez main card Saturday in Belgrade, Serbia. Urbina, who was making his middleweight debut, withstood an...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Federal agents charged two sisters with marriage fraud on Friday. Agents filed marriage fraud charges against Ana Karen Quintero Cardenas and Hannia Catalina Quintero Cardenas on Friday afternoon. Ana’s husband couldn’t remember “the exact month o...
MCALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A new proposal from Texas Gov. Greg Abbott could help homeowners across the Rio Grande Valley strengthen their homes against severe weather while lowering insurance costs. Abbott is asking state lawmakers to approve a $400 million grant program th...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Every week, CBS 4 works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our “4Ever Family” partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Analla Meet Analla, an 11-year-old who is full of energy a...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The heat will be unrelenting the next couple of days in the Rio Grande Valley. With sunny skies on Friday, most of us will top out in the 100-102 range, with 105 in western Starr County, 96 in the lower Valley and closer to 90 at the coast. It w...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A wet June quenched the soil and pulled the Rio Grande Valley off the U.S. Drought Monitor map. A dry July now drags deep South Texas back on the map with moderate drought conditions from Brownsville to McAllen. So far this month, rain has been ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — There is no better way to start the day than with a beautiful sunrise, and the Rio Grande Valley displays some of the most breathtaking imaginable. From the shores of South Padre Island to the senderos of Wild Horse Desert, sunrise offers daybre...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A man who allegedly smuggled more than 120 pounds of cocaine across the Rio Grande was held without bond Tuesday. Border Patrol caught Andres Alejandro Ramos, 31, of Roma red-handed on Aug. 7, 2023, according to a criminal complaint against him. R...
W e’re in the middle of what many Rio Grande Valley know as la canicula — the dog days of summer. The oppressive summer heat is expected to continue for at least another week, although comforting rain might — might — bring some respite next weekend. Many residents might have take...
Juan Miguel Herrera Gomez A 41-year-old McAllen man wanted for murder was indicted in late June and is scheduled to be arraigned next week, but is currently in Mexico awaiting extradition, according to court records. Juan Miguel Herrera Gomez, whose last known address was in McAl...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- The most wonderful time of the year made an early arrival in McAllen on Wednesday. City leaders gathered on Wednesday at Quinta Mazatlan to get a kick-start on the festivities for the annual McAllen Holiday Parade. The theme of the holiday para...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley is preparing to distribute produce in Raymondville on Thursday at no cost. The one-day pop-up event is part of the bank's mission to assist families in need, take action against food insecurity, and support...
A fter a six-month assessment, Methodist Healthcare Ministries (MHM), in partnership with Blue Zones, an organization dedicated to creating healthier communities, are sharing findings and discussing next steps in the process. The two organizations partnered earlier this year to l...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Congressman Vicente Gonzalez on Tuesday released a statement regarding recent raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement in the Rio Grande Valley, vowing to work with local leaders to find solutions that will keep people safe. The statement co...
Editor's note: This story has been updated with a statement from Glazer's Beer and Beverage. HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The 13th Court of Appeals on Monday ordered Hidalgo County court proceedings regarding the wrongful death lawsuit of a Weslaco cheerleader to stop as it...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A classic weather pattern is settling in across the Rio Grande Valley. Over the next seven days, a dome of high pressure will dominate the region, keeping skies mostly sunny and temperatures running hot each afternoon. Highs are expected to cli...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Three men were hospitalized Monday night after the ATV they were riding rolled into a canal in Elsa, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. At approximately 8:40 p.m., deputies responded to the 11400 block of Mile 17 Road North in Els...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The little blue "H" centered near the Texas Panhandle is having a big impact on temperatures across much of the country. The heat dome effect will be bringing above-normal temperatures across many areas, including the Rio Grande Valley, for seve...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A state trooper caught a DoorDash driver with 23 pistols, 11,620 rounds of ammunition and vacuum-sealed bags of marijuana in July, according to a criminal complaint filed against him. At 8:48 p.m. on July 9, a state trooper stopped a gray Chevrole...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a child in rural Alamo that occurred on Saturday night, according to a news release. At approximately 9:36 p.m. on Saturday, deputies responded to a call of an unresponsive child ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A 27-year-old man accused of barricading himself after allegedly stabbing a woman during a family dispute appeared in front of a judge on Friday, according to an update from the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. Noe Garza, 27, was charged with ag...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Homeland Security Investigations McAllen is conducting an enforcement operation in the upper Valley, a U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesperson confirmed Friday afternoon. The operation is part of an ongoing criminal investigation. ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Every week, CBS4 works to find a forever home for a Rio Grande Valley foster child as part of our “4Ever Family” partnership with the Texas Department of Family and Protective Services. Meet four siblings, two brothers and two sisters, who are r...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A building linked to the Gulf Cartel may be sold to the highest bidder in September. The building, which is located on Military Highway in San Benito, belonged to Carlos Favian Martinez, the son-in-law of Gulf Cartel boss Osiel Cardenas Guillen. M...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- A 27-year-old man is in custody after allegedly stabbing a woman and barricading himself inside a home in the Edinburg area, according to the Hidalgo County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to the call for a family disturbance involving a s...
McALLEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Sister Letty, a Nigerian-born Catholic nun, shared her story to ValleyCentral of the day she was detained by Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers while walking to Sunday Mass. On June 28, Sister Letty was walking to Mass at Our Lady of Sor...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Hidalgo County Judge Richard F. Cortez said county leaders continue to closely monitor the New World Screwworm after the first confirmed case in the Rio Grande Valley was recently detected in a newborn calf in Starr County. Cortez issued a state...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Rio Grande Valley is home to more than a dozen raptors or birds of prey, from tiny screech owls at only some eight inches in length to white-tailed hawks with wingspans exceeding four feet. Lurking in the shadowy depths of South Texas woodla...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Wednesday was hot. We completely smashed old daily climatology records for the three observation sites of McAllen, Harlingen and Brownsville. Thursday will be hot too, but likely not record-breaking hot. There will be highs this afternoon reachi...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A little bit of everything is on tap for the Rio Grande Valley through Thursday night. Let’s start with Tropical Storm Bertha. The storm made landfall earlier today between Mississippi and Louisiana, surprisingly still as a tropical storm after ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) - The Food Bank RGV will be hosting a free mobile produce distribution on Thursday, July 23rd. The one day only event will be held at Faith Fellowship Bible Church in Penitas beginning at 9 AM until supplies last. Participants will need a picture ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A nonprofit organization aiming to help people overcome addictions across the nation is launching its operations here in the Valley. Transformations Program USA is set to open a recovery home in Harlingen to help anyone across the Rio Grande Val...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — Three Brownsville organizations and the Center for Biological Diversity on Monday asked a federal judge to pause the transfer of 727 acres of the Lower Rio Grande Valley Wildlife Refuge to SpaceX, according to records. The Center for Biological ...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The Food Bank of the Rio Grande Valley is holding a food donation drive and seeking volunteers to support families recently impacted by heavy rain and flooding in Texas. According to a news release, the Food Bank RGV is requesting the following ...
HOUSTON, Texas (ValleyCentral) — The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley football team is participating in the Southland Conference Opening Drive media day on Tuesday at the George R. Brown Convention Center in Houston. Watch the livestream in the video player above. UTRGV foot...
HARLINGEN, Texas (ValleyCentral) -- Tropical Storm Bertha is the second tropical storm of the Atlantic Season and the second storm to form along the U.S. Gulf Coast. Bertha is not expected to develop into a hurricane but to remain a tropical storm. On Thursday, Bertha will encoun...
MISSION, Texas (ValleyCentral) — A global initiative to make healthier choices easier and more accessible for communities is one step closer to coming to the Rio Grande Valley. The founder of Blue Zones, Dan Buettner, discovered five regions around the world where people were liv...
A lthough reports about the quality of life in colonias across the Rio Grande Valley have piled up over the years, for Ana Carolina “Caly” Fernandez, these communities are more than just data. “The community has become the infrastructure,” said Fernandez. “They’ve built up resour...
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